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THE TRUE WAR MEMORIA

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REAL WEALTH.

THE

**CLEAN FIGHTING

TURK."

A SPURIOUS CLAIM:

APT PUPILS OF PRUSSIANISM,

beaten but for the last 200 years the Turks have constantly been benten,

distinguished authority on Oriental These are blots and Trinian

were young gentlemen: yeomen and yoo which prevent holesty. They cannot perhaps 700,000 men, women, and children abstract ideas. Arabs influenced Turks

beee

we stand upon a world of graves. With excel 2010 i Thy main life's dem

Four day to merely

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is this? The primitive Turks were pure barbarians, but unfortunately the Turks of to-day have imbibed some of the vices of the peoples they have conquered philosophy from Persia; poetry, li

litera fure, and religion from the Arabs some The writer of this article, who in a tincture of the arts from the Greeke.

on the rule Burity and simplicity affairs, has had exceptional experience. Consider the thousands of brave

race. who only knew destruction as their of the ways of the Turk

Turks of lish people that have been consumed by

True, the degenerate

the motto, sen and land within these few youfs whiEBucution is, no doubt, the best policy, During the present war we have heard fath 17th and 180 centuries did not have not been rogues, cut purses, horse in the same sense that honesty is the best a good deal of the good nature of the produce much, but at least, in moments stealers, committers of burglary, or policy. But no dishonest nation was ever Turks, yet they have pursued the most of forgetfulness, they allowed others to otlier sorts of rogues, some of our cap persuaded to be honest by being assured devilish policy that even this war has acea produce: Christion, built their mosques tains and men of war, to excuse them that it would pay for the reasons which The Armenians have been massacred and palaces. Persions made it possible for selves, do report. But in truth, they make men dishonest are also the reasons nssassinated, marched to death, starved. Turks to express, if but understand,

them from understanding and exposed to ravages of disease, until men's sons, and artificers of the most the

with the thought of a Creator who was advantages brave sort, such he went voluntary to recognize without themselves a law which have met with timely ends. In the something more than a tribal mumba serve of a gaiety and loyalty of mind they do not recognize within themselves, Lebanon an artificial fumine has swept fumbo.. all which kind of people inre the flower And the same is true of education. Who away more than half the population, who The German profoscor has taught our

1 and force of a kingdom: d

on doubt that education pays? Who can died within sight of plenty the Moslem -Sir John Smith to Lord Burghley, no doubt that the mere increase in materia! Arabs of Syrin have been robbed of their Young Turk to purge this perilous stuf the fen in Flanders, Jan. 1589.00 wealth caused by the establishment of com noblest families, bullied, crimped and from his heart and brain and tongue. The A little less than 500 yours ago, a great pulsory elementary education has covered taged to the last penny; the Jewish crood of Yeni-Turan is back to the forest,

many times the expenditure mode upon max desired to commemorate the end of But who can doubs, that if he considera colonists have been impoverished, con back to the tent, back to the palaeolithic scripted and subjected to vile indignities. state of mind it is the grand reaction, one of the must miserable of wars in which tion of the prontableness of education had The British prisoners of var have perished and so strong is the taint of the Turanian stock which runs through that muse of. Been the English antion, was efel engage, lehe primary one, children would still by the roadside, of hurger and thirst.bred Celta, Sumerians. Hellenes

in factories at sadowed a colleges to pray for the Souls years of age, attendance lee cheol would home of those who survived are knownst Tranings, Semites and Caucasigns which of all those who fell in the grievous wars, still have been voluntary, and the educa prisons, where they are denied garments, we call the Turkish people, that Vent between Finnie and England. We stand - tion rate would

Mr. Forster, medicine, and the ordinary necessarica of Turan is a living thing which finda responsive echo in the Turkey of today for a moment where Chichele stood, because

The old Turk with a turban is the ugga- a nobler cause we ought not to be hontent Renter-appreciation of the pecuniary Nevertheless the sportsmanship and live the young Tark with a Mauser pistol with a memorial less noble. We ought to passibilities Intent, or clamant, in particu chivalry of the Turks is a favourite theme is the nositivo; and, contrary to all rules peace the idealism of war, ar kinds of scientific research, but firm of some writers. How is the paradox to of philosophy, it is the evil principle which is positive, and the good, for what perpetuate because that alone can deliver us from the determination to discard the spiritani be explained selfish appetites that lie in wait for us in craseness, the contempt for disinterested in The plain fact is, that the Turk as a it is worth, which is negative! both. And if we desire to perpetuate it, tellectual activity, by which, for more than ruler is a merciless oppressor; As The violent Young Turk reactionary

the controlling power, the old Turk deficient commereinl acuteness, such negotiator a cunning Byzantine; na how can we begin better than by founding by d upon it the educational system in whose research as well as more important things soldier a tough lighter as a victor a re-quietist has about as much influence on influence generation after generation is than scientific research, has hitherto been morseless bully-but when he feels he has notual events as a decaying monument of forgotten ago The young Turk who submitted It is no time for minimum discouraged. And the task of education met his match he is chivalrous, when he standards, but for an effort corresponding lists is not to fintter those who could pick is defeated ho is a pathetic and distressed snubbed his mother, pulled his sister's to the sacrifice which it commemorates over the treasures of earth and Heaven for gentleman. And so he contrives that the hit, kicked the Armenian porter, cringed reconstruction of education in a generous piece they cait put in their purses Turk has never been in the wrong, no one before his father gobbled up the dogmas sold and liberal spirit would be the noblest though they may toss them something glit has ever convicted a Turk of a mean or of the German professor, musstered the formule of the Prussian military instrue memorial to those who have fuilen, heen age,vering to play with now and then-hut to orucl actyla ala though many of them were bit little persuade them that education is to be When he is beaten, or near beaten, he for, and resuscitated the dormant lusts of

educated

it would be the most formal practised like other spiritual activities would have us believe that the Armenians his savage ancestors in his heart, is the and public recognition of the world of the for itself for the glory if God, and the were killed by wicked Kurds, that the man who counts. The lampish peasant Spirit for which they fell. It would show relief of man's stats, and that, without Lebanon famine was a disaster which was conscripts of Anatolia are his tools, His that the nation was prepared to submit its education, gich men are really poor,

beyond the power of man, to avert, that dream is to reassert once more the pristine life to the kind of principles for which it to thought itself justified in, asking them

the British prisoners died because they guthority of the Turanian Faces, and to were delicate, that the war itself was the exterminate or Turanize everything within work of the Germans (curses on them), and reach,

The Arabs are to be robbed of tongue The Armenians shall

on When his star is in the ascendant the tale is pitched in a different key and lending the Armenians are to be talk of inde exterminated Christianity is to be

4. pendence for 50 years," said Taleat, the holished in Purkey Isla, is to be overe English civilians shall be exposed to Eug thrown and Shamanism and Fetishion fish shells, said Laver; I will teach the revived: he British are to be kicked out Arabs who is muster," said Djemal one of India and Egypt and Russia is to be found Turk for very sick or wounded paralysed by Taranian revival in Englishman or Indian aid the victors of Contral Asia. Between the dream and ita Kut, knowing that every sick Englishman realization nothing is to stand had: Indian must die if he were unex changed. Thus we get a glimpse of the scany side of Turkish mentality, which is made up of the craft of Byzantium, the the cold cruelty of the fanatic. humanity f They ask this, and they ansfer, if they are French or English, that THE YOUNG TURK AND THE OLD, // it not the most powerful, Carren weighs the many excellentes of its learn

espionage, assassination, and Lunaticism

Europe,

e, where he has survived by prosly available, agency te slag) and public opin is that there is ruins and has made the prettiest nursery speech ath-writing about assume that the State to blame that something in it which stamps that it rhymes; he has shattered civilizations both intrigue and corruption through two

England the Five Hundred other Prizes from educational progress is not more rapid, touches with death, something which is the moslem and Christian he has coined the centuries. he duty not yet despair of the

and that if only it will legislate more extithesis of individuality of spontaneous most witty and delightful proverbsHe efficacy of these weapons. In swiftly, and organize more effectively, the personal aspirations and edeavour and is a thoughtful and solicitons host an Young Turk still hopes to maintain a result will be that we shall all be better sacrifice, spirit which organizes meh, sy-going master and a mild landlord, certain sentimental hold on public opinion, p eduented. And, indeed, legislation and but does not inspire them, which cultivates but is a merciless mis-governor, a feck-which interested politicians and romantic organization, which should be the mere them, but does not love them, which makes less squanderer, and as revengeful as a travelers love secured for him in the past.

His spurious reputation as 1 elean fighter: groundwork and skeleton, are still only to a nighty State, but neither a democracy camel. much needed. But, unhappily, the matter or a Church, and that, while the charac Hulagu devestated Irak and Syria and he is glad enough to keep te war asset, is not so simple ? To talk is though this teritic sing of France and England are laid Baghdad in rains, he destroyed some In defeat he knows, the noble pose, just or that

At reform were the one thing those of men, weakness and thoughtless eight millions of peaceful people, but he as in massiere he knows how to shuffle needed is really to deceive ourselves, bees, the characteristic sins of Prussin, as wept when he heard of his brother Mangu' responsibility when it is worth cause if it had not been for some interna) slie nou is, are, those of devils, intellectual death. Hulagu, was a very rical Turk can assume the airs of a good fellow. He give a truce to bury the dead just 29 obstacle some blinduess or apathy or re-arrogance, and a cold heart, and a can- with a warm heart and great feeling te he will set fire to an Armenian obstacle some bi burselves, the reform tempe for what is lovable and pitiable and Timar raged over Asia Minor and put

and spare a bandage for a wounded- would have been made long ago, or the ridiculous in human nature.

civilization back three centuries, but ke

a retreat necessity for it would not have arzen Soldi THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE.

Just as deliberately as he

will

stick a knife Soldiers feel this, and because they feel was exceedingly kind to the people whe English prisoner left behind in

survived the passage of his armies, Timur nto a pregnant. Christian: womany. Any The comparative indifference of English Governments to education the idea for it, and not merely because they care about

like themselves in France or in was a true Turkish gentlemen, and it is little art of kindness which costs nothing. exemple, that the Jutting up af museums, England, they not only are willing, but an historical libel to say that he imprison will mitigate his difficulties, and further not the slutting up of expensive restau conceito it their duty, to kill and be killed, ed Bayezid in a cagel he treated Bayezid his was aims, he will perform with the rants, is the economy most worthy of Eng Bat both they and we ought to feel more as well as Ever has treated General same sub-conscious purpose as he will land, or that any Minister will do for the than this, We ought to recognize that the Townshend and be exterminated the commit the vilest, atrocities. Foard of Education, because no one, thigak

population of Asia Minor almost as is suce

success we must neknowledge; he has only an war" 16. Heaven is sikely to worry him, or that real struggle, in which this

the Armenians við me

years and a hall he kng broken ovety kou... country and anything so unstable and age of labour is to allow the school life of transitory is modern Germany, but be

The good old Turk with rosary, nvention, meʼtreated our prisoners, killed children to be cut down, because after all tween permanent and irreconcilable melting eyed long white beard, a com-pur wounded, held our women hostages, but it does not really very much matter whe claimants for the soul of minn, and that pliment on his lips, a large turban on his he remains the clean fighting Turk ther the cluldron of agricultural labourers what makes the German spirit dangerous reverend head, a small child nestling in the Times. are educated or not is merely a public.

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US LESIONS OF THE WAR, It ought to be easier now than it was years ago for English people to-be persuaded that education is worth any A SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY.""

sacrifices

1 itself an education. to be easier because The fundamental obstacte in the way of the war education in England is simple. It is that Education is the most education is a spiritual activity which is recognition of the clot formal and pubic not commercially profitable, and that the the modern world has permitted and the prevailing temper of Englishmen is to rer war has thrown certain spiritual tenden gard as most important that which is comries into high relief. It has made moral mercially profitable, and as of only in alternatives intelligible by clothing them ferior importance that which is not. The with personality. It has caused thousands toak

of those who believe in education is of people, who are quite without hatred correspondingly simple. It is to induce a towards Germany, to ask themselves, larger number of their countrymen to What is it in the German attitude believe

and, they believe it thumbetes, towards life which makes it intolerable t bo belteva more intensely that spiritual net Why is it that we feel that the cause activity is of primary importance and

Turkish national solidarity is main- tained within by a terrorist secret society, the knife, the bullet, the brike, and can massacre of the battle front the Turkish hesitation in Afghanistan, Persia, India,

ed to

worth any sacrifice of material goods, France and England is the cause of ruthlessness of the nomad of the Steppe, pensantry 36 Sacrificed without staat or

and Egypt the Young Turk has editin

tant, fostering such activity that is intolerable in Germany, what ouJORDNA has strewn the earth with hig, spells by fomenting

most

persons

Turk

long

the most obvious way of meeting a short-odo, y not merely between our own thoroughly as the Turks have exterminated massacred, pillaged, outraged for two

hare

and faithful interpretation of our attitude is not that it is alien, but that it is her folds at his ampla gown, is a picture which towards the things of the spirit, an attiribly congenial, to almost the whole as bewitched many a heart. A philan. modern world. For the spirit of Gerrianthropic and gente philosopher, you will tude of sceptical, half-indulgent and half Imperialism is too often the spirit of Eng. Bud him contemplating vacuum la mans THE NEW TABLE MANNERS contemptuous tolerance,

nce. It is the expres lish and American industrialism, with all in mosque and shrine in Asia Minor, and sipn of the seale of values which rules suits cult of power as on end in itself, its no one can deny that he is a gold old

The comic papers of Germany And the mind of most individuals, and which course material standards, its subordina Turk, charitable herevolent, and kind: 1

he would save Armenians their richest material in the German food doubt shore-fure, rules in the. State and that tion of personality to med soul-destroying from pursuit if they came his way though situation. They publish many columns ant fake any serious progress until ship of au elaborate and scale is reversed, until the English people

and not merely the State is a little organization and the materialism, which he would not go a yard to find them hef heavy humour every week on the pul Prussin reveals itself in odoration of would surreptitiously convey food to Engject of food ubstitutes Thund horrified at ignorance and vulgarity and the power of the State, in England reveals lish prisoners just, as he would share his deradatsch describes a typical dinner, at stupidity. Courage is a great gift, and itself is adoration of the power of money. last crust with a mangy street dog, for the friend's house. Nowadays, it says, deserves to be reverenced, because it 16.80 The latter not more noble, it is more pious must be kind even to unclean things guests when they enter a drawing-room- common, and reveals of Than. Diat insight, respectful that iquchle, because less disinterested, than but his benevolence is individuel and should not molest their hostess with old-

the former

If it is not so violent, it is iolated, he is a sort of hermit crab dwell- time conventionalities concerning litera- Tickets are obtainable from all Indian Banks contempt for charlatanism, a lucid and more slyly currupt. and, we for as the mass ing in a rose shell of personal, philan- ture, and art, for they can rest assured for what they are and seps; thronef mankind are concerned, almost as tyranthropy, he counts for nothing, "nor, would that ste will lead the entire conversation

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Take again the Young Turk with la of commercial greed, or

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to possess them. We cannot command that ration and development of was four them, because, as a nation, we value spiritual freedom, are worth any sacrifice first at Bold kismama felped himed as the best means of gaining favour

A CHANGE OF HEART

piercing intelligence which appraises foote nomous prétences, am also great gifts.military violence We do not reverence them, nt all in our ordinary life, and so we canunt command the spirit of materialism is one, and the German uniform, a German parade voice and Nietzsche, to the question of food: spirit which resists it is one. And if we Kill German teclinical education. He has proper display of indignation over the them, even when we would give anything

the absolute claim of personality been reared in a Stambul harem; when beordinate price of onions is recommend- and taught his elder sister of all the ladies present. The guests: material possessions, and take pains, le dime of war, we ought equally to feel to kiss his hand, his papa taught him that are told that they will increase their cuire them more than we value and take that they are worth any sacrifice in time by blood alone could Christian subjects be popularity if as soon as the butler st naims to Arquite spiritual qualities.

alone nounoda Dinter is served they how of peace

Now the sphere where the governed, and that by claims of personality are most clearly in could the Christian Powers be set by the politely and draw from their pockets rout

set volved, and where what threatens them ears his German professors taught him all herrings, cheese sandwiches, or boxes of The arst step towards

towards educational ro most obviously the operation of material there was to be known about mass-angges sardines. The possession of a smoked eel guarantees to the possessor the privilege form therefore, is not to start doing more istic motives, is the sphere of education. tions, Welt politie, and high explosives.

edication of escorting his hostess, to dinner do in the kind of wood we use to accept.perimentum crucis, an issue on which combine to produce a very The first step is to recognize that our our sincerity in the causes for which we to the passive philanthropist of the shrine longer necessary for German to mood itself, our attitude towerda educe claim to have taken up erme may be This young man is the embodiment of apologise if he spuls his soup over his tion, was wrong, and that we all not be brought to the test. For, ultimately, the ruthless action and inflexible tyranny fair neighbour's dress. In those fatles able to change the latter balest abunden merite of war are judged neither by mother taught him that whatever he days such an accident will result in now the former

mer, or at least recognise that is the diplomatic correarandonce which pre wanted who has his father taught him to actual damage, Bail the invident will be To be abandoned.The beginning ended it, not by the efforts devoted to win hold whatever he got, and his German considered closed if the clumsy guest for us, as for sil barbariangua to burning it, but by the kind of civilization schoolmaster taught him what he believes

silently hands the lady a tiny packet of What we have adored, and to adore what which arises from it, and by the ability of to be the universal method of getting what substitute Boup. If the host Is espor

we have burde True, education may be the victor to establish not only over the he wants. Moreover, the Gernian pro- commended and just now constantly is enemy, but over himself; the authority of fessor reinoculated him with some of the cially hospitable and his table is de commended, on the ground that it in com the principles for which he claimed to destructive virus of his plundering corated in the centre with a piece of The Lottery Closes on June 14th in Bombay,rcially profitable, that it leads to pright Leas we claim, the cause of Eng Turanian ancestors. Yeni Turan is the naked goose breast the guests are bidden fessional success, that it increases national land is the use of all the higher pos latest creed to show genuine refinement by refraining tes from grabbing it. If they cannot resist wealth, that it is, in a classic phrase our sibilities of Lbs human spirit, then we TH CREED OF YOUNG TỰ

they must reflect as they eat it, that principsi weapon in the commercial war ought to perpetuate that cause our Those who advocate it for such reasons are social institutions, the character of which donbtless, correct But an interest in mast depend on the character of the educa- education which is

elicited on these tion we give to all our sons and daughters. grounde is an, jusecure foundation for Times,

BWSERINDRINGEN DA PARA MISARA PRISTUP energeticully the kind of thing we used to Education offers, indeed, a kind of Breeding, environment,lete foil According to Kladderadalsch 16 i 00.

BOMBAY

1504

THE TURKEY,

Its doctrine is simple. The Turks in even the smallest slice costs three shil ancient times devastated and conquered lings and that good manners require that. with complete success, Attila, Ghengiz, they shall, on their departure, band that Hulagu, Mangu, and Timur were never amount as a tip to the servant.” ~)